ἰων

Lemma: ἰών

participle (present active masculin... participle (present active masculine nominative singular of εἶμι)
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Definition

Going; moving, advancing (especially of one who goes). Also, Ionic (pertaining to Ionia or the Ionic dialect).

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἰων"

Note: The exact form ἰων is ambiguous without context. It most commonly represents either (A) a present active participle nominative singular masculine (from a verb) or (B) an accusative singular masculine form of an ethnic/adjective (from Ἴων).

Analysis 1: {'part_of_speech': 'verb (participle)', 'verb_type': '-μι verb', 'tense': 'present', 'voice': 'active', 'mood': 'participle', 'case': 'nominative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'masculine', 'lemma_hint': "εἶμι 'go' (present participle ἰών)"}

Analysis 2: {'part_of_speech': 'noun / substantive adjective (ethnic)', 'case': 'accusative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'masculine', 'declension': '3rd declension (Ἴων, Ἴωνος)', 'lemma_hint': "Ἴων 'Ion' / 'an Ionian' (often used as an ethnic)"}

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